The Dodgers and Cardinals open a three-game set on Friday night after an off-day Thursday. Derek Lowe will take the mound against the Cards, who he has not fared well agasint.
Lowe is 1-4 lifetime in five starts against St. Louis and has a 5.93 ERA against them. Lowe is coming off a season-high seven run, 10-hit outing agaisnt Anaheim in his last outing.